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Cat drinking from dirty water - h-boy - 05-15-2011
Hi,
Every so often I catch my cat drinking from my pond and my question is can this make him ill. The water is absolutely filthy and god knows what is living in it. A friend told me that they can drink it fine without worry. However I am not completely convinced, I have been stopping him even if he so much as looks at the pond but I cant constantly be vigilant. I just want my mind put to rest because the last thing I want to do is fork out aload of money for the vet due to him having a parasite or something.
thanks
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - Tunasty™ - 05-15-2011
No offense dude but this is one of the reasons i hate cats. They are so annoying
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - Sly - 05-15-2011
If a dog can drink out of a toilet, I don't see why a cat can't drink out of a pond. Maybe he's trying to catch some fish.
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - h-boy - 05-15-2011
(05-15-2011, 05:25 PM)Sly Wrote: If a dog can drink out of a toilet, I don't see why a cat can't drink out of a pond. Maybe he's trying to catch some fish.
I would be surprised if the pond could support life of fish it looks more like toxic waste then water.
(05-15-2011, 05:25 PM)Tunasty™ Wrote: No offense dude but this is one of the reasons i hate cats. They are so annoying
Yeah I can see your point, To be honest I didn't even want the bloody thing it was the girlfriends idear.
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - Sly - 05-15-2011
That's usually how freshwater ponds look if they aren't taken care of. They get muddy looking, and algae on the surface. I'm sure it can support life, though.
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - h-boy - 05-15-2011
(05-15-2011, 05:34 PM)Sly Wrote: That's usually how freshwater ponds look if they aren't taken care of. They get muddy looking, and algae on the surface. I'm sure it can support life, though.
I think I might purchase a net which I will lay over the pond just to stop him drinking out of it.
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - Sly - 05-15-2011
lol. I seriously doubt that anything is going to happen. I mean, cats eat mice, birds, bugs, and a lot more that could cause more harm than drinking from a slightly dirty pond.
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - Timo - 05-16-2011
When I get out of the shower, my cat goes in and licks the water... He is fat I don't know how lol.
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - .Zo - 05-23-2011
As long as the water is not chlorinated or dyed or anything he should be fine, but I wouldn't let him do it as all sorts of bacteria could be breeding in the pond...
RE: Cat drinking from dirty water - Wolves - 05-23-2011
I agree with the other repliers on this one.
I doubt that your cat would get sick from this.
It is a bad habit though.
Perhaps try and find some kind of method to persuade not to do it, although cats are a very stubborn animal.